April 12 Calendar

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Apr 12, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Calendar information to 30 E. First Ave., email it to calendar@the-dispatch.com, or mail it to The Calendar, The Dispatch, P.O. Box 908, Lexington, 27293 so it is at The Dispatch one week prior to its publication date. Include an address for the event. Events listed below are in Lexington, unless otherwise noted. For publication of church and nonprofit yard sales, please call classified advertising at 249-1637.

Calendar information to 30 E. First Ave., email it to calendar@the-dispatch.com, or mail it to The Calendar, The Dispatch, P.O. Box 908, Lexington, 27293 so it is at The Dispatch one week prior to its publication date. Include an address for the event. Events listed below are in Lexington, unless otherwise noted. For publication of church and nonprofit yard sales, please call classified advertising at 249-1637.Welcome Lions Club will have a fundraising dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Center United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 186 Center Church Road, Welcome. The menu is country-style steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, baked apples, homemade rolls, homemade desserts and tea or coffee. All tickets are pre-sold and are $10. Tickets are available from any Welcome Lions member, NewBridge Bank in Welcome or Bank of North Carolina in Welcome. Meals are eat in or take out.Servant's House Ministry, 601 Cotton Grove Road, will have a car wash from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at NewBridge Bank on Lowes Boulevard. It will be for the outside of vehicles only. Rain date is April 20.Join Relay for Life Team KO at Central Wesleyan Church, 300 Hinkle St., Thomasville, for a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Plate includes pancakes, sausage, fruit and drinks. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. Relay For Life Team Fishers for Life will be hosting a car wash on from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Advance Auto Parts, Thomasville. For $5 get your ride cleaned. A benefit motorcycle ride in memory of cancer survivor Carolyn Adams will be held on Saturday at Done Right Auto, Denton. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the ride begins at 11 a.m. Ride will be escorted by the Davidson County Sheriff's Department. Giveaways, 50/50 drawing, live band and hot dog plates will be available. If you would like to register for this ride please visit www.relayforlife.org/davidsonnc.Bake sale and fish fry hosted by Relay For Life Team Maggie will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the corner of Dixie Street and Smith Avenue. Sandwiches are $3, plates are $7 and includes two pieces of fish, baked beans, slaw, roll and a dessert.Relay for Life Reeds Renegades will be hosting a fundraiser concert with Gruve Complex at Big Rock Tavern, National Boulevard, at 9 p.m. Saturday. Gruve Complex plays a mixture of music from the '70s, '80s and '90s. Admission will be $5. There will be T-shirts available for purchase and a 50/50 drawing. A free liturgical dance workshop for ages 5-19 is being offered at 2 p.m. April 20 and 27 at the Robbins Recreation Center. Participants will perform at the 17th Annual Multicultural Festival. To register, visit www.lexingtonnc.net. Note: Registrations can be accepted through the day of the workshop. For additional information, contact Tammy Curry at 248-3960, ext. 3237.Meadowview Presbyterian Church's Spring Work day will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday April 20. Creasey's Conquerors will be hosting a benefit car wash at Newbridge Bank 941 Randolph St., Thomasville, from 1 to 4 p.m. April 20. For a donation, you can get your ride cleaned. @:Cornhole tournament benefiting Relay For Life of Davidson County will be hosted by Kendyl's Crusaders at 4p.m. on Saturday April 27 at 2319 Hoover Road. To register, contact Jerry Wayne Freedle at 971-0389. Kid friendly. No alcohol please.Community Fellowship Moravian Church, 181 Welcome-Arcadia Road, Welcome, will be having a chicken pie-country ham dinner fundraiser from 11 am to 7 p.m. April 20. Dinners are $8 per plate and include chicken pie and country ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, moravian slaw, dessert and beverage. Dine in or take out. Call 731-8265 for more information.New Friendship United Church of Christ, 307 Turner Road, will host a spaghetti supper from 4 to 6:30 p.m. April 20. Cost isd $6 for spaghetti, salad and dessert. Sponsored by the Women's Guild of the church. Dine in or take out.The Hedrick's Grove Reformed UCC Men's Fellowship, corner of Allred Road and Old Highway 64 East, will sell barbecued chicken plates from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 20. Tickets are $7.50 and available from any member of the group. Eat in or take out. The Women's Fellowship will have a baked goods and craft sale. The group is also selling tickets for a "Carolina Favorite" gift basket (everything made in North Carolina), a $100 Lowe's gift card and a mosaic mirror. The Youth Fellowship will be selling hot dogs.Pop Warner football has arrived in Davidson County. Community information sessions will be held at 10 a.m. April 20 at Ledford High School, at 10 a.m. May 4 at North Davidson High School and at 10 a.m. May 11 at Central Davidson High School. Also check us out at www.dcpwfl.org. South Side Village second annual cookout will be held at Finch Park from 3 to 7 p.m. April 27. Anyone interested in attending this event please contact any board member for more information.: Alandra Reid, 357-2230; Beverly Gilchrist, 248-0048; Laura Fuller, 357-7773; and Shando Perkins, 300-1828.The Bethesda United Methodist Church Youth will host its annual Spring Fest from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 27. Hot dogs and hamburgers (donation only) and having a lot of fun. From 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. food will be served, the second annual chili cook-off will take place, as well as auctioning off our youth for labor and ending with a corn-hole tournament. The cornhole tournament will be the closing event. There will be a $100 grand prize and $50 prize to the runner up. It will be double elimination. Cost to register your two person team is $20 if you preregister; $25 for walk ins. During the live auction, everyone will be given the opportunity to place bids for your chance to win the labor of the youth. There are categories such as;window washing, mowing lawns, cleaning gutters, painting, babysitting, cooking dinner and more. The winner of the 2013 chili cook off will be determined by a panel of judges and will claim the title of 2013's "Chili Champ". There is no fee for entering but there is a great prize for the winner. Call or write Jake Morgan if you would like to enter your pot of chili or have any questions regarding this event.A reunion for former Duracell employees will take place from 2 to 8 p.m. April 28 at Finch Park shelter No. 4. Participants should bring a covered dish and/or dessert and drink. Paper products and ice will be provided. The meal will begin at 5 p.m.The 10th annual Thomasville Spring Daze Festival sponsored by the City Beautification Committee will be held 9 a.m. till 3 p.m., May 4 in downtown Thomasville on East Main Street, rain or shine. There is no admission for the springtime festival that brings vendors offering a variety of plants, flowers, lawn and garden, and home décor items that range from handmade outdoor furniture to jewelry. Vendor applications can be picked up at Thomasville City Hall or downloaded from the Thomasville city website thomasville-nc.gov, go to city board beautification, click on Spring Daze vendor application.City of Lexington Recreation and Parks Department's Annual Multicultural Festival will be held from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 4 at Finch Park. Five cultural villages are represented (African-American, Asian, European, Latino and Native American) that showcase various cultures through exhibits, demonstrations, ethnic foods and cultural entertainment. The festival will also host its Second Annual Multicultural Festival 5K Run/Walk for Wellness. Applications to participate in the parade can be found on the City of Lexington's website. Free admission including shuttle service provided every 15 minutes to the park from Roses Shopping Center. For additional information, contact the City of Lexington Recreation Department at 248-3960, visit www.lexingtonnc.net or www.facebook.com/lexingtonrecreation. Dunbar High School Class of 1961 will meeting and fish fry at 2 p.m. May 11 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Fortune. For information, call Pauline Norman at 225-6886.Ledford High School Athletic Boosters golf tournament, dinner and mini auction will begin with registration at 1 p.m. May 18 at Meadowlands Golf Club. All proceeds help fund the multipurpose gym and enhance current athletic programs. Buy tickets, become a sponsor or donate items at https://ledford.ejoinme.org/lhsgolf2013.The Lexington Class of 1963 will hold a 50-year reunion in October. Invitations will be sent to class members with details. Provide contact information for class members to Dawn Koonts Shaak at 214 W. Center St., Lexington, NC 27292 by April 30.Governments and GroupsEzekial AME Zion Church, 314 E. Fourth St. Center, will have a chicken and fish plate sale from noon to 8 p.m. each Friday through June 28. The cost of a plate is $6.The First Lutheran Church clothing closet will be open at its location beside the Habitat ReStore on East Third Avenue from 9 a.m. until noon on the third Saturday of each month. The closet is open to anyone in need, offering clothes for infants through adults. Those wishing to donate items are asked to call the church office at 248-6018.

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